Among our top choices of budget food are those served in Smoke. When we say they serve good food, we really do mean we were more than satisfied with what we had. We’re not sure how they do it but the satiating meals we had were also affordably priced.

We found Smoke at the far end part of D Mall, almost on the farther part of it that’s close to the main street already. Smoke is a very chill, local looking restaurant that’s just a classier version of a carinderia given its interiors. Their menu had mostly Filipino dishes that are served in different ways but mostly grilled. I found it hard to decide if I’ll eat rice that night but I found a dish that I can’t resist to not eat rice – the Pork Pad Kao!Read more